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Mid Term: Science
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific Method | 1. Ask a question 2. Form a hypothesis 3. Do an experiment 4. Draw conclusions 5. Communicate results |
| Control Group | The group that gets the normal accommodations |
| Experimental Group | The group that gets tested |
| Variable | Anything in the experiment that will effect the outcome |
| Independent Variable | The variable being tested |
| Dependent Variable | The possible result from testing the I.V |
| SI system (International System of Units) | 1. Length- Meters 2. Volume- Liters 3. Mass- Grams 4. Weight- pounds- Force of gravity a pon one object 5. Time- Seconds 6. Temprature- Kelvin and Celsius |
| Cells | Smallest Unit of Life |
| Classifying Organisms | 1. Respond to Stimuli 2. Made up of cells 3. Maintain Homeostasis 4. Reproduce 5. Grow and Develop 6. Need Nutrients |
| Organization | 1. Uni or Multi cellular 2. Use energy 3. Have DNA ( Responsible for every trait in every living thing ) |
| Classification | The arrangement of organisms into orderly groups based on their similarities |
| Taxonomy | The science of Classification |
| Aristotle | Classified on the basis of: "Red Blood Animals Environment The size and shape |
| Carolus Linnaeus | 1.Classified organisms based on specific traits 2.Placed Organisms in 2 categories (Kingdom, Phylum) 3. Used Latin to name living things (Easier to communicate) |
| 3 Domains | Archaea- unicellular, live in the most extreme conditions Bactria- Simple unicelluar organisms Eukarya- More complex uni and multi cellular organisms |
| Modern Classification System | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |
| Binomial Nomenclature | The 2 part scientific name for living things (Latin) |
| Species | Organisms that can mate with one another and produce a viable off spring |
| Robert Hooke | Discovers cells while looking at a cork though a Microscope, 1665 |
| Anton Van Leeuwenhook | Looked at pond water under a Microscope, 1673 |
| Matthias Schleiden | Botanist, determined all plants were made of cells, 1838 |
| Theodor Schleiden | Zoologist, Concluded all animals were made up of cells, 1839 |
| Rudlof Virchow | Concluded all cells came from other cells, 1858 |
| Cell Theory | 1. All living things are composed of cells 2. The cell is the basic unit of life 3. All cells come from other cells |
| Prokaryotic | Have no nucleus or membrane bound Organelles |
| Eukaryotic | Have a nucleus and other organelles |
| Bare Necessities | Water, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Nucleic Acid, Lipids |
| Water | All chemical reactions in a cell need water 70% of a cell is water |
| Macro-molecules | Large substances formed by smaller molecules bonded together |